See the argument syntax reference for a detailed explanation of the syntax conventions used.
- <name>
- The ability name (namespace/ability-name format).
- [--input=<json>]
- JSON string containing input data for the ability. Use ‘-‘ to read from stdin.
- [--<field>=<value>]
- Individual input fields. Alternative to –input for simple inputs.
- [--format=<format>]
- Render output in a particular format.
—
default: json
options:
– json
– yaml
– var_export
—
# Execute an ability.
$ wp ability run core/get-site-info --user=admin
{
"name": "Test Blog",
"description": "Just another WordPress site",
"url": "https://example.com",
...
}
# Execute an ability with JSON input (required for array values).
$ wp ability run core/get-site-info --input='{"fields":["name","version"]}' --user=admin
{
"name": "Test Blog",
"version": "6.9"
}
# Execute an ability with simple string arguments.
$ wp ability run my-plugin/greet --name=World
# Execute and output as YAML.
$ wp ability run core/get-site-info --format=yaml --user=admin
name: Test Blog
description: Just another WordPress site
...
# Execute with input from stdin.
$ echo '{"fields":["name"]}' | wp ability run core/get-site-info --input=- --user=admin
These global parameters have the same behavior across all commands and affect how WP-CLI interacts with WordPress.
| Argument |
Description |
--path=<path> |
Path to the WordPress files. |
--url=<url> |
Pretend request came from given URL. In multisite, this argument is how the target site is specified. |
--ssh=[<scheme>:][<user>@]<host\|container>[:<port>][<path>] |
Perform operation against a remote server over SSH (or a container using scheme of “docker”, “docker-compose”, “docker-compose-run”, “vagrant”). |
--http=<http> |
Perform operation against a remote WordPress installation over HTTP. |
--user=<id\|login\|email> |
Set the WordPress user. |
--skip-plugins[=<plugins>] |
Skip loading all plugins, or a comma-separated list of plugins. Note: mu-plugins are still loaded. |
--skip-themes[=<themes>] |
Skip loading all themes, or a comma-separated list of themes. |
--skip-packages |
Skip loading all installed packages. |
--require=<path> |
Load PHP file before running the command (may be used more than once). |
--exec=<php-code> |
Execute PHP code before running the command (may be used more than once). |
--context=<context> |
Load WordPress in a given context. |
--[no-]color |
Whether to colorize the output. |
--debug[=<group>] |
Show all PHP errors and add verbosity to WP-CLI output. Built-in groups include: bootstrap, commandfactory, and help. |
--prompt[=<assoc>] |
Prompt the user to enter values for all command arguments, or a subset specified as comma-separated values. |
--quiet |
Suppress informational messages. |